job ideas?

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i need a job, BADLY but i have reeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaally bad social phobia. are there any good jobs you can think of that don't have that much social interaction?

there REALLY aren't many. All I can suggest is something with some but not none. Its better to have some contact to help you through your phobia.

If you have a knack for it (as some Aspies do), you could try proofreading -- like at a law firm. You might even be able to work a night shift if it's a big enough firm. You'll interact with almost no one, generally speaking; but, that's true twice over if you work at night. How good is your attention to detail, spelling, punctuation, grammar, and sense of sentence structure???

Wait a minute, I just noticed that I'm in the "Adolescent Autism Forum." (I didn't get to your post by way of it, though.) I'm not going to ask how old you are, because I've learned that that's a sensitive issue. But, is what I suggested even realistic?

You could be a writer or an artist if you're creative.

Librarian.


That's the only job I ever enjoyed.

I'm 16 (: I realize that I can't avoid people altogether and I'm okay with that. After I've become adjusted to new things I can deal with them pretty well. The first couple of weeks are what's hard. Grammar is one of my best subjects, so the proofreading thing sounds like it could work. A librarian would be cool too...I pretty much live in the library anyway

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That sounds great to me, actually, and I'm sure that it would appeal to a lot of us. Quiet, slow, a little lonely, and a lot ***organized***! Think of all those books arranged *perfectly* on shelves. Everything in proper order. Very satisfying just to think about. Never considered it for myself, though -- don't know why...

Perfect! It's great that you're getting to know your AS self now specifically in the context of what may be appropriate careers for you. I had *no* idea what to do when it came time to make that decision. So, I sought out advice -- but not like you're doing. I did it too late (I was panicked to make a decision), and I went mainly to people who didn't really know me very well. As a result, I wound up in a totally *inappropriate* career for me, and I'm finding it incredibly difficult to get myself out of it. Finding a career that fits you (as someone with AS) is not selling yourself short, as I once thought it was. It's just being sensible and realistic. It doesn't sound like you have this issue, though. Good for you

You can do design work, but you to qualify in an area. Once you've built up a skill set you can work in AutoCAD in almost total isolation. I do, and do well out of it. Sounds like you need to talk to a career counsellor.